Texas oilfield worker electrocuted while setting up drilling rig
A Texas oilfield worker was killed Wednesday morning after an industrial accident on a drilling rig. The accident took place in an oilfield 13 miles south of Midland.
The worker, whose name has not been released, was part of a crew setting up a rig under some power lines. According to Midland County Fire Marshal Dale Little, the victim was touching the rig when the workers stood it up.
The mast of the drilling rig hit the power lines, electrocuting the victim. Approximately 14,000 volts of electricity went through the worker.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. None of the other workers were injured.
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